Headline Roundup: The Latest in National & Texas Legal Support News

Apr 28 2016 | posted by LORR Team

Like any industry,
the litigation support world is always in flux. Laws change, trends emerge, and
new things happen every day. To help keep you up to date on all these changes
and headlines, we’ve created this helpful news roundup. Check out the top
stories in both national and Texas legal
support news below!

·SB 1139 now in effect–
A new bill has gone into effect for Texas courts. It increases various filing
fees, dictates changes to how juvenile boards are composed, and alters several
judicial branch court practices.

·Apple refused to comply with San
Bernardino shooting requests– Apple
refused a legal order asking the company to bypass security functions and give
the FBI access to the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of two shooters
responsible for the deaths of 14 people in San Bernardino, California in
December. Though other methods were eventually discovered to access the phone,
the situation could set a dangerous precedent for record retrieval and e-discovery
in the future.

·NCRA hosts legal videography seminar – The National Court Reporter’s
Association held a three-day Certified Legal Video Specialist seminar Mar. 11
through 13 in Reston, Virginia. The seminar allowed participants to learn about
the rules, regulations, and customers of legal videography and at the end, to take
both a written and hands-on production test to earn official CLVS certification.

·Texas PACER system in the works – A PACER system will be released later
this year for use by Texas lawyers, judges, and the public. It will allow
access to court cases and legal records across the state and country, all
online.

Be sure to
check our blog regularly for more national and Texas legal support news. We’ll be updating often! Have questions
about these headlines or want to learn about how LORR’s litigation support team
can help your firm? Contact us today.